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we got no tax cuts. we're kicking the can down the road, and unless these people really start to get serious about this, we are going to be talking about this for the whole next four years and the country is only going to get worse and basically that's it. both parties have either got to come to the table and they have got to make meaningful cuts and get meaningful revenue to get out of this problem. thank you. host: and that will be it as far as calls for this segment. let me tell you what's coming up in the program. you have been watching the white house. this week president obama as part of his proposal on gun violence had a study on violent video games and cheryl olson the author of "grand theft childhood." later john lott will join us. he is the author of "more guns, less crime." he will be on to talk about the president's proposal to reduce gun violence. all throughout the district of columbia we have our c-span photographers out there taking in photos and event it's leading up to the inauguration.
we got no tax cuts. we're kicking the can down the road, and unless these people really start to get serious about this, we are going to be talking about this for the whole next four years and the country is only going to get worse and basically that's it. both parties have either got to come to the table and they have got to make meaningful cuts and get meaningful revenue to get out of this problem. thank you. host: and that will be it as far as calls for this segment. let me tell you what's...
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type flat tax. host: do you think that would work? caller: i think that would eliminate all these loopholes people take twn tax code system. if you're married, own a house, have children, you get all these deductions and if you don't have any of those things, then you don't get to take any of those deductions so it's just not fair. if your income comes from capital gains there is a different tax rate for you. if the government wants to help bring the economy back, make everything fair across the board as far as taxes go. host: thanks for the call. we welcome our listeners and our focus this morning the role of government in solving america's problems. it was something that dwight eisenhower talked about in his fair well address 52 years ago this week. from our twitter page there is this from one of our viewers -- rick is joining us from maryland democrats line. good morning. caller: good morning. i think the government should be a part of our life, because without the government all these millionair
type flat tax. host: do you think that would work? caller: i think that would eliminate all these loopholes people take twn tax code system. if you're married, own a house, have children, you get all these deductions and if you don't have any of those things, then you don't get to take any of those deductions so it's just not fair. if your income comes from capital gains there is a different tax rate for you. if the government wants to help bring the economy back, make everything fair across...
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this is the same crew that were saying they would never see taxes go up. we don't need every member in a republican party. we need 218 votes in the house for a reasonable package. and, you know, you have to watch for people to do, not just what they say. in the u.s. capitol, you can't walk in here with a grun. you can't walk in here with an assault weapon. over in the supreme court which says you have this unlimited right to have a gun, you can't walk in there with a gun. why should people walk sbhinto schools or movie theaters? that congress should provide for the american public. we know that guns can be dangerous in the wrong hands. that's why we have all of the rules and regulations and the security protections here. and we need to make sure that in our day care centers and our communities, we provide a better safety environment for our kirn. >> now, rooiyan, it seems like e republ lip cans, and i noticed the congressman said we don't need them all, some republicans do sound like they are more open to possible gun legislation more than some of the far
this is the same crew that were saying they would never see taxes go up. we don't need every member in a republican party. we need 218 votes in the house for a reasonable package. and, you know, you have to watch for people to do, not just what they say. in the u.s. capitol, you can't walk in here with a grun. you can't walk in here with an assault weapon. over in the supreme court which says you have this unlimited right to have a gun, you can't walk in there with a gun. why should people walk...
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a larger cost on a smaller tax base, and, arguably, less affluent communities. man: sewickley township is a rural farming community, however, herminie itself would be considered to be the downtown area of the township. it's the agways, the auto-parts store, the bank. it's your typical small-town village. man: people think that rural areas are pristine and perfect and everybody has a nice, simple life. that's, uh, not exactly the situation here. when you come into town in the summer, you know you're coming to herminie. woman: the aroma in 90-degree days... can sometimes just want to knock you over. woman: we have water. we have power, we have gas, but we have no sewage. i guess when they laid out the town years ago, it just all went into the pipes and straight into the "crick." sabljak: i've lived here 43 years in the same house. when i moved here, they told us that sewage would be here shortly. and here it is 43 years later and we still don't have it. my husband and i went to the first meeting. he always said, "boy, i'll never see it in my lifetime." well... my
a larger cost on a smaller tax base, and, arguably, less affluent communities. man: sewickley township is a rural farming community, however, herminie itself would be considered to be the downtown area of the township. it's the agways, the auto-parts store, the bank. it's your typical small-town village. man: people think that rural areas are pristine and perfect and everybody has a nice, simple life. that's, uh, not exactly the situation here. when you come into town in the summer, you know...
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of us like the tax code. when you talk about the ability to broaden the base, lower the rate and raise revenue, that is a pretty good system. it's pretty desirable to think about how to reform the tax code. but there are a lot of tough things when you talk about the specifics and the fact we need to deal with the mortgage deduction for state and local taxation then capping the discretionary you don't have to talk about a single specific policy. taxing the 1% is easy even if you are the 1% its current take more of that to fix the problem. now it's the hardest part so it's how we are going to unravel the next steps. clearly the next piece is going to have to focus on entitlement reform that's the biggest tax. we have to reaction moments coming up next months, the sequester that the extended for two months and it has broad base across-the-board spending cuts which is a wrong way to do policy. we are dealing with a tough recovery we want to phase in all these gradually and pick and choose and policy makers to pic
of us like the tax code. when you talk about the ability to broaden the base, lower the rate and raise revenue, that is a pretty good system. it's pretty desirable to think about how to reform the tax code. but there are a lot of tough things when you talk about the specifics and the fact we need to deal with the mortgage deduction for state and local taxation then capping the discretionary you don't have to talk about a single specific policy. taxing the 1% is easy even if you are the 1% its...
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they file taxes. now, i know you are against refunds, but do you think it's possible they delay refunds? >> i'm hopeful it's not. i think the reality is congress will do the right thing. possibly suspend the debt ceiling, allow for, you know, lenders to get paid both, you know, people holding treasuries as well as people who are actually lending the government money expecting a refund. gerri: if this gambit from the republicans does not work, are some at risk after not getting the refund? >> anything's possible. look, at the end of the day, if the ceiling is not raised and restrict expenses somewhere, refunds could be down the road. irs says if you electronically file, expect a refund within ten days, similar to last year, but, you know, they could say that now not knowing what's going to happen just, you know, a few weeks from now. gerri: we have no idea. the reality is the irs does not control this. >> absolutely not. gerri: that they have to react,d it takes a long time to make changes that need to
they file taxes. now, i know you are against refunds, but do you think it's possible they delay refunds? >> i'm hopeful it's not. i think the reality is congress will do the right thing. possibly suspend the debt ceiling, allow for, you know, lenders to get paid both, you know, people holding treasuries as well as people who are actually lending the government money expecting a refund. gerri: if this gambit from the republicans does not work, are some at risk after not getting the refund?...
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>> paul, what is weirder, the tax itself or that a conservative owns a smoothy shop? >> is he stirring the drink with a barrel of a gun? first of all, how are there -- are there -- there are no liberals in utah. he made three sales so far? >> some people have been complaining. they come in and leave messages on the website. this is is a disgrace. there are liberals in utah and they are very liberal. >> i am curious how he can differentiate. the conservative one is coming with a top hat made of baby seal. the liberals have a communications degree with their mom's credit card. how do you tell the difference between the two? >> why would they admit it? they have to pay more and their dollar is going to the heritage foundation. >> it is because of this guy who is very hard for conservatives to have smoothy shops in eastern utah. >> the problem is now every conservative will have a hard time getting a cup of coffee. all coffee shops are liberal comme's. >> starbucks will retaliate. >> here is how we can identify people. if you voted for obama keep the bumper sticker on of
>> paul, what is weirder, the tax itself or that a conservative owns a smoothy shop? >> is he stirring the drink with a barrel of a gun? first of all, how are there -- are there -- there are no liberals in utah. he made three sales so far? >> some people have been complaining. they come in and leave messages on the website. this is is a disgrace. there are liberals in utah and they are very liberal. >> i am curious how he can differentiate. the conservative one is coming...
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don't forget the dependency deduction, child tax credit and earned income tax credit. all of which relate to cost of raising kids but have different requirement based on the child's location and legal status. experts say not to expect meaningful tax reform this year. >> you have a clear commitment on the part of president obama and democrats to use tax reform as means of raising extra revenue. not creating re-knew neutrality. if you try to raise revenue out of tax reform you will get higher rates. >> at the news conference, president obama made clear what he thinks about the 4 million words simplifying them or using them to promote economic growth are not priorities. >> from the start, my concern was making sure that we had a tax code that was fair. and protected the middle class. >> another related reason who i the tax code reform never gets done each loophole credit, preference and provision is favored by some interest group or another. which is in turn backed by veritable army of lawyer, accountant fighting to keep them where they are. >> bret: thank you. no grapevi
don't forget the dependency deduction, child tax credit and earned income tax credit. all of which relate to cost of raising kids but have different requirement based on the child's location and legal status. experts say not to expect meaningful tax reform this year. >> you have a clear commitment on the part of president obama and democrats to use tax reform as means of raising extra revenue. not creating re-knew neutrality. if you try to raise revenue out of tax reform you will get...
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dollars went to an increased property taxes in a state for the roadwork now 10 times over. so what i say in the book is if you have any elevated expressways crumbling, once they start to crumble, it makes sense to tear them down. if they're not crumbling that, maybe you shouldn't bother except look at the possible tax revenues to make a for it if you do it right away. it's a hard sell. there's a number of counterintuitive realities about how people behave, especially surrounding cars. almost entirely surrounding cars, that make it hard to do thing. probably the biggest surprise for me the book was the city saphenous congestion have the least pollution. do i have to say it again? besetting traffic and see the air wavering from the exhaust of all these cars sensei can the planet survived this? this is horrible. you see ads in a site when in my book, were engineering company safe with the highways, think about all the pollution we could start because of the congestion that they are. city city after city, direct inverse proportion between traffic congestion and pollution becaus
dollars went to an increased property taxes in a state for the roadwork now 10 times over. so what i say in the book is if you have any elevated expressways crumbling, once they start to crumble, it makes sense to tear them down. if they're not crumbling that, maybe you shouldn't bother except look at the possible tax revenues to make a for it if you do it right away. it's a hard sell. there's a number of counterintuitive realities about how people behave, especially surrounding cars. almost...
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we picked up $204 million rather than put taxes whose impact fee into the community. it has allowed the industry itself to hire people. there are related companiy ies t hire people. and you know the phrase the necessity is the mother of invention. a lot of inventions are being developed but the energy itself allows businesses across the state to grow. a lot of companies in south eastern pennsylvania and philadelphia are going to be using it to power the refineries, it is looking and hopefully will build a facility that will take the ethonol and take ethanes they are paying around $80,000. the average workforce is $47,000. >> why is the governor still waiting? >> i know what is going on. i know there are a number of people that used to be opposed to it. a lot of them have changed here. but there are a certain group that are opposed to it. but i remind many people we follow it closely and it is a technology that has been used in texas and we feel comfortable that it is flowing the economy here in pennsylvania and it is going to make us and the united states in the long-
we picked up $204 million rather than put taxes whose impact fee into the community. it has allowed the industry itself to hire people. there are related companiy ies t hire people. and you know the phrase the necessity is the mother of invention. a lot of inventions are being developed but the energy itself allows businesses across the state to grow. a lot of companies in south eastern pennsylvania and philadelphia are going to be using it to power the refineries, it is looking and hopefully...
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and mean, this is a tax on both sides of the aisle, and sometimes there is real racism than these to be pointed out. >> that is like crying wolf when it is not there just first the whole cause. when susan rice did not good to be secretary of state democrats said that is racism, because she is black. >> and the woman question we have up black boy named tracy was secretary of state and other republicans. >> as we did. yes we did. >> you pointed out something that he was too polite to say. he said during the campaign committee has every right to put those examples on because when that happened many people took exception to it. it was more than a dog whistle comments were anyone knew what to deny that happened is to make his case for him. lou: so if you argue as to menu just proved the case for him, and therefore all the damfool would argue about an objective standard of truth to what the value or racists confirms. that's pretty complicated and we that's pretty complicated and we thank you for sharin this is $100,000. that's pretty complicated and we thank you for sharin we asked total s
and mean, this is a tax on both sides of the aisle, and sometimes there is real racism than these to be pointed out. >> that is like crying wolf when it is not there just first the whole cause. when susan rice did not good to be secretary of state democrats said that is racism, because she is black. >> and the woman question we have up black boy named tracy was secretary of state and other republicans. >> as we did. yes we did. >> you pointed out something that he was...
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the cities deal with the immense problems that get thrust upon them as a consequence of diminished tax bases, as a consequence of housing, a significant portion of the public and the states that are in the most need. we are committed to having a third phase of the so-called big deal in the budget. we're of the view that just as it took during the clinton administration, it didn't happen in one fell swoop. the economy in great shape and move toward a balanced budget. it started off in three phases. it started off with president bush's actions, the first president bush in terms of taxation before president clinton took office. and then the actions the president took in 1994 and then in 1997. well, we think there is a third phase here that can set our country on a path that will allow us to get our debt to g.d.p., our deficit to g.d.p. down around 3%, which is the basis of all economists left, right and center all agree on the areas we can begin to grow as a country. and as my grandfather used to say with grace of god and goodwill of the neighbors, cooler heads will prevail now between no
the cities deal with the immense problems that get thrust upon them as a consequence of diminished tax bases, as a consequence of housing, a significant portion of the public and the states that are in the most need. we are committed to having a third phase of the so-called big deal in the budget. we're of the view that just as it took during the clinton administration, it didn't happen in one fell swoop. the economy in great shape and move toward a balanced budget. it started off in three...
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you have to go through all kinds of registration and pay taxes and other things. transfer one of our cars to one of our sons recently, we had to go to the vehicle the coming transfer and whatever the costs. why somebody should be able to go into a gun show and by any kind of a thing without any kind of a background check that you have otherwise, at least not unenforceable one, i cannot understand that. i really can't. i think we should have stricter background checks and they should be real ones. you have restraining orders on you, you should not be able to do that. i am understand every state is different. in vermont, you can carry a loaded and concealed weapon this afternoon. we have one of the lowest crime rates in the country. but not because of that. we are, as a society, we are very law-abiding. but with that stop somebody -- but would that stop somebody who is mentally unhinged from going out and using a gun or a knife and killing people? no. i am interested in the meeting this morning to hear the proposals and they will be considered in the judiciary commi
you have to go through all kinds of registration and pay taxes and other things. transfer one of our cars to one of our sons recently, we had to go to the vehicle the coming transfer and whatever the costs. why somebody should be able to go into a gun show and by any kind of a thing without any kind of a background check that you have otherwise, at least not unenforceable one, i cannot understand that. i really can't. i think we should have stricter background checks and they should be real...
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it's don't tax me and don't tax me, tax that fella hind the tree. it's always the lower-end people. in order to make $250,000 a year, which they always keep sticking up, you have to make $5,000 a week. and i don't think i ever made $50,000 in one year. jorge: all right. i'm going to leave it at that point and have the congressman respond. gar: i think the gentleman raises an issue. the middle class of this country has essentially had on average a rather stagnant wage. while the very wealthy, on average, the last years have done very well. i mentioned 2010. over 90% of income gregget went to the top 1% -- growth went to the top 1%. so, we in this country have to make a decision. is it everybody on their own? or everybody must pull their weight but we're still a community? host: on twitter -- guest: i think maybe once. but i have voted for many, many, many times and i never have voted to use it as a weapon. i never have used it essentially saying to this country, we cannot -- we don't have to pay our bills and we can shatter the full faith and credit of the united states. host: coming
it's don't tax me and don't tax me, tax that fella hind the tree. it's always the lower-end people. in order to make $250,000 a year, which they always keep sticking up, you have to make $5,000 a week. and i don't think i ever made $50,000 in one year. jorge: all right. i'm going to leave it at that point and have the congressman respond. gar: i think the gentleman raises an issue. the middle class of this country has essentially had on average a rather stagnant wage. while the very wealthy, on...
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he's a liberal democrat or a radical democrat, who wants bigger government, higher taxes, more power in washington. redistributionist policies and secular values and that is who he is and i think rather than hoping he'll somehow moderate, we should set our own agenda and we should look where we have leverage. i actually think, mike, that the house republicans were very wise in williamsburg to decide that they were not going to fight over the debt ceiling over the next three months, get na out of the way for 90 days and then focus on the continuing resolution, on the sequester. because they fit exactly what the president said. this is real spending. i mean, under our constitution, nothing can be spent that the house does not pass. and so, the house republicans really have an opportunity to set a whole new standard not trying to figure out what kind of deal obama wants, but deciding what in good conscience they're willing to past. >> mike: in your experience as speaker of the mouse and somebody who as really engineered the republican takeover of the house back in the 1994 elections, sp
he's a liberal democrat or a radical democrat, who wants bigger government, higher taxes, more power in washington. redistributionist policies and secular values and that is who he is and i think rather than hoping he'll somehow moderate, we should set our own agenda and we should look where we have leverage. i actually think, mike, that the house republicans were very wise in williamsburg to decide that they were not going to fight over the debt ceiling over the next three months, get na out...
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let me ask you about tax reform. you told politico last week that a, quote, a balanced approach to replacing the sequester with spending cuts and revenue should accelerate tax reform, and i believe it's fully possible this year if we work on a bipartisan basis, unquote. how does that square, sir, with the people who say that tax reform is going to lose out because of scheduling, the need to deal with the debt ceiling, the need to deal with the looming she quester and the house republicans' concern that if they do anything on tax reform, that they may leave themselves up to the senate not to take action, and, therefore, they've taken an unpopular vote for no reason. why are you optimistic on tax reform? >> first of all, we have to resolve this debt can crisis in terms of -- this debt crisis in terms of sequestration and in terms of the full faith and credit of the u.s. in the next six weeks. we aren't going to accomplish tax reform in the next six weeks. so we have a deadline that i think cannot basically be moved for
let me ask you about tax reform. you told politico last week that a, quote, a balanced approach to replacing the sequester with spending cuts and revenue should accelerate tax reform, and i believe it's fully possible this year if we work on a bipartisan basis, unquote. how does that square, sir, with the people who say that tax reform is going to lose out because of scheduling, the need to deal with the debt ceiling, the need to deal with the looming she quester and the house republicans'...
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. >> tax fraud appears to be a popular past time in u.n. prisons. a new report by treasurer's department says the irs detected more than 173,000 fraudulent tax returns from inmates last year. that's more than twice the number detected in 2010. some inmates steel identity from obituaries some even use their own but fudge the numbers to try to get much bigger tax refunds they deserve. in 2012 two inmates alone tried to claim more than $1 billion. the good news is the irs says it stopped those two and others from illegally claiming 2.5 billi 2.5 billion in last refunds last year. they are stepping up enforcement but says more needs to be done. $35 million slipped through the cracks and so the irs says it's very successful at detecting and stopping in incorrect refunds when prisoner data is available it adds there are significant challenges getting complete and consistent data from the multiple jurisdictions involved. still the agency says if committed to enhancing the process is to further minimize prisoner refund fraud. >> it is now 44 after the top o
. >> tax fraud appears to be a popular past time in u.n. prisons. a new report by treasurer's department says the irs detected more than 173,000 fraudulent tax returns from inmates last year. that's more than twice the number detected in 2010. some inmates steel identity from obituaries some even use their own but fudge the numbers to try to get much bigger tax refunds they deserve. in 2012 two inmates alone tried to claim more than $1 billion. the good news is the irs says it stopped...
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with h&r block's messed-up tax second look,there. hrimp lover, people bring in old tax returns, and i'm like, "who did this to you?" don't worry, i'll fix it. i'll go back three years... and get you every single deduction out there. i feel more inspired. more positive. [ male announcer ] only lipton adds fresh-pressed tea leaves to its new great tasting blend. drink new lipton and you'll be surprised how great you feel. ♪ [ all kids ] twooooo! [ moderator ] you sure? i am absolutely positive! [ little boy ] two times is awesome. the thing i can do is wave my head and wave my... that's amazing. i've never seen anything like that. look i can do -- hold on -- i'm watching this. i'm getting dizzy... [ male announcer ] it's not complicated. doing two things at once is better. and only at&t's network lets you talk and surf on your iphone 5. ♪ >> jimmy: president obama is about to propose legislation that would limit access to assault weapons and require background checks on people who buy guns, and, of course, getting a lot of oppositi
with h&r block's messed-up tax second look,there. hrimp lover, people bring in old tax returns, and i'm like, "who did this to you?" don't worry, i'll fix it. i'll go back three years... and get you every single deduction out there. i feel more inspired. more positive. [ male announcer ] only lipton adds fresh-pressed tea leaves to its new great tasting blend. drink new lipton and you'll be surprised how great you feel. ♪ [ all kids ] twooooo! [ moderator ] you sure? i am...
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part subsidies we give out something with the oil industry as an example how we deal with revenues and taxes that are actually a lot more fundamental than these projects even though they can and often are a problem but in this bill what you see is you see a republican party which is more and more out of the northeast using a bill that will not really affect their constituents because they're not the receiving end of this emergency to kind of extract political wins so in this case it's there's some legitimate issues being raised but it's really cautious in terms of how it's being applied and whether it's being applied and if you look into some of the republican members who are blocking this money now they've certainly been. active here markers themselves they've certainly got out and gotten this type of funding for their districts themselves even in an emergency situation . fewer than even a non-emergency situations so you know i would kind of be wary about people having a sort of holier than thou moment about this funding particularly now given the severity of the situation and raising the q
part subsidies we give out something with the oil industry as an example how we deal with revenues and taxes that are actually a lot more fundamental than these projects even though they can and often are a problem but in this bill what you see is you see a republican party which is more and more out of the northeast using a bill that will not really affect their constituents because they're not the receiving end of this emergency to kind of extract political wins so in this case it's there's...
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president was popular in the re-election, he wa in a difficult fiscal cliff negotiation where he got the tax increases he wanted. the democrats are united but he faces such quick battles particularly over the debt and over gun legislation that he'd like to pursue, there isn't much of a reset, not much of a honeymoon because there's a carryover of toxic atmosphere in washington when it comes to getting big things done. >> you covered the white house about two terms of the bush administration. what does the president, what is the hard reality of his second term in. >> well he builds up a lot of political capital with re-election and that's very freeing for a second term president but the calendar is short. you have a limited amount of time to really drive the agenda and the president would like to get big things done from immigration to energy, but he's going to be facing trench warfare with republicans over the budget, for some time to come. i think that's going to overshadow most of what he does. >> david gregory thanks very much. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this saturday, new r
president was popular in the re-election, he wa in a difficult fiscal cliff negotiation where he got the tax increases he wanted. the democrats are united but he faces such quick battles particularly over the debt and over gun legislation that he'd like to pursue, there isn't much of a reset, not much of a honeymoon because there's a carryover of toxic atmosphere in washington when it comes to getting big things done. >> you covered the white house about two terms of the bush...
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and they don't deserve or need our federal tax dollars. that's why on the first day of this congress i introduced the title 10 abortion provider prohibition act. it's h.r. 61. planned parenthood's 2011-2012 annual report showed they received a record $542 million in taxpayer funding while simultaneously performing a record number of abortions. actually, one every 94 seconds. so in 94 seconds, they performed that abortion, they take in over $1,600 in federal taxpayer money and their funding has increased by 11% in the last two years. even though former employees of planned parenthood say the organization promotes sex selection, abortions, engages in could he hearsive behavior and fails to maintain financial records in accordance with the law. i encourage my colleagues to support h.r. 61 so we can get a hold on this big abortion businesss, hold them accountable, clean up the title 10 grant program and end taxpayer funneling -- funding of abortion. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek re
and they don't deserve or need our federal tax dollars. that's why on the first day of this congress i introduced the title 10 abortion provider prohibition act. it's h.r. 61. planned parenthood's 2011-2012 annual report showed they received a record $542 million in taxpayer funding while simultaneously performing a record number of abortions. actually, one every 94 seconds. so in 94 seconds, they performed that abortion, they take in over $1,600 in federal taxpayer money and their funding has...
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to dodge ten's of millions of taxes in the city of chicago. the rta reports a single part-time employee works at that office one person that on a recent visited consultants found it locked. only a few chairs and desks through a window. the office is completely legal and any lawsuit would be without merit. rick live enthall is live in our newsroom tonight. how can they get away with this? >> most are collected where products are received. if you fill up with jet fuel that's where the taxes are collected. >> the purchase is accepted opening this possible loophole. advise half a million gallons of jet fuel every day at o'hare airports. most of the fuel transactions are negotiated through united chicago headquarters. it alleges an airline subsidiary opened a small office in sick more. we have video provided by the rta. you get a tax kickback from the town saves a few hundred million. the only reason the fuels had the office in sick more is to create a sham packed for fuel rather than lower tax jurisdiction. in a statement united airlines says it h
to dodge ten's of millions of taxes in the city of chicago. the rta reports a single part-time employee works at that office one person that on a recent visited consultants found it locked. only a few chairs and desks through a window. the office is completely legal and any lawsuit would be without merit. rick live enthall is live in our newsroom tonight. how can they get away with this? >> most are collected where products are received. if you fill up with jet fuel that's where the taxes...
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on the income tax and less reliance the sales tax. [applause] in my budget -- in my budget, i propose to cut the sales tax in the current rate of 6.25% to 4.5% and dedicate all the proceeds to public works fund. that fund will support the transportation plan i have laid out for both existing responsibilities and the necessary and should project as well as the school building fund and other public infrastructure. under my plan, sales tax proceeds would be off-limits for any other purpose to support her education initiatives, my budget will propose that we increase income tax by one percentage point, 6.25% to make that increase fair to all according to their ability to pay will propose that we double the personal exemptions for every taxpayer and eliminate a number of itemized deductions. making those changes gives us a tax code that is sent. fair. let me add that these changes are sales income and business tax will be comparable to an competitive with other states in the region and beyond with which we compete. this is what i will prop
on the income tax and less reliance the sales tax. [applause] in my budget -- in my budget, i propose to cut the sales tax in the current rate of 6.25% to 4.5% and dedicate all the proceeds to public works fund. that fund will support the transportation plan i have laid out for both existing responsibilities and the necessary and should project as well as the school building fund and other public infrastructure. under my plan, sales tax proceeds would be off-limits for any other purpose to...
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if you thought that class warfare was bad during the election and during this tax battle, it could get even worse, because under a 2010 law, dodd-frank, public companies are supposed to disclose the relationship between what their ceo makes - that's already public information - but they are supposed to compare it and give a ratio with what their median employee, kind of the typical employee, makes. so this is something that people can compare from company to company just to see how much more - "wow, the ceo makes 300 times more than the typical worker here!" > in some companies it wouldn't be that dramatic - an investment bank, for example. but at other companies - you had mentioned earlier wal-mart - it would be a hugely divergent number. > > take goldman sachs. their ceo makes a lot of money, but there are a lot of people at goldman sachs who also make a lot of money. so the disparity wouldn't be as great maybe as wal-mart or some retailer where you have a ceo who probably makes a lot, but you have a lot of minimum-wage workers. so that is going to be a big disparity. > also in corpo
if you thought that class warfare was bad during the election and during this tax battle, it could get even worse, because under a 2010 law, dodd-frank, public companies are supposed to disclose the relationship between what their ceo makes - that's already public information - but they are supposed to compare it and give a ratio with what their median employee, kind of the typical employee, makes. so this is something that people can compare from company to company just to see how much more -...
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, to collect tax revenue, and to fight tax evasion. i forgot to mention the privatization program, which is also necessary. >> gentlemen here in the third row. >> thank you. what is your insight on the chinese economy in terms of opportunities and challenges? what goals are on top of your agenda that you want to achieve in the new year it? thank you. >> global growth is not to stem the top of my agenda, it is on the top of the agenda of anyone who cares about the economy and jobs. growth is a very conducive factor. turning to china, i would certainly observe that there is continued significant and substantial growth expected out of china. i would observe there has been a rebalancing would then the china -- within the china economy with a focused on consumption rather than exports. i would observe that the currency of china has adjusted. my hope is that these trends we have observed continue into 2013 s and the new chinese leadership. >> thank you. >> how do you see the impact of what is happening in the arab countries on the economy is
, to collect tax revenue, and to fight tax evasion. i forgot to mention the privatization program, which is also necessary. >> gentlemen here in the third row. >> thank you. what is your insight on the chinese economy in terms of opportunities and challenges? what goals are on top of your agenda that you want to achieve in the new year it? thank you. >> global growth is not to stem the top of my agenda, it is on the top of the agenda of anyone who cares about the economy and...
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subject to the social security payroll tax. it would scale back benefits for wealthier recipients. taking a look at friday's closing numbers. stocks closing the day mostly in the green. the dow closed at a five-year high. the markets are closed today for the martin luther king jr. holiday. it looks like it is better to be single, at least in the financial sense. taxpayers will see the federal tax rates rise this year on wages and investments. the increase will pinch married customers faster than individuals, especially if both spouses work and have capital gains. this is the bloomberg business report. >> with the phony girlfriend story and talk about internet hoaxes, some say now was the time to have a talk about staying safe. >> experts say be careful. >> we need to be aware and need them to use the right types of tools to protect themselves and the kids around them. >> even if you're not interested in a hoax, seize the moment to teach your children. >> it is a good teaching tool. i'm sorry that it had to happen to this young
subject to the social security payroll tax. it would scale back benefits for wealthier recipients. taking a look at friday's closing numbers. stocks closing the day mostly in the green. the dow closed at a five-year high. the markets are closed today for the martin luther king jr. holiday. it looks like it is better to be single, at least in the financial sense. taxpayers will see the federal tax rates rise this year on wages and investments. the increase will pinch married customers faster...
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david: but after-tax income is going down, is it not? >> well, it will, but historically the consumer has the ability to readjust somewhat. but it is not a debt blow to the consumer from that perspective. david: there's still enough left over at the end of the week to go out and shop? >> right, enough get up and go with consumer credit. you see the unique thing that happened with the recession, the great recession, as they call it, is that consumer credit started to actually go down. something you haven't seen since the great depression. so what we're calling for in 2013, but perhaps more in 2014 is that consumer credit will start to extend that. that's household credit. you will see more new home sales and whatnot. >> okay. you know, and boosting this recovery is what central banks are doing, not just here in the u.s., but around the world. we're going to pull up a chart, it shows quantitative easing here in the u.s. and also by the ecp, and i'm just concerned right now, what does this mean for inflation? what does this mean for the dol
david: but after-tax income is going down, is it not? >> well, it will, but historically the consumer has the ability to readjust somewhat. but it is not a debt blow to the consumer from that perspective. david: there's still enough left over at the end of the week to go out and shop? >> right, enough get up and go with consumer credit. you see the unique thing that happened with the recession, the great recession, as they call it, is that consumer credit started to actually go...
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obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, but it's just elitist hypocrite when this comes it a fair share of security. protection for their kids and gun-free zones for ours. >> sean: powerful ad, but yet, anything the n.r.a. points out seems to just come under attack. >> well, i mean, it's come to the point in this country at that hypocrisy is right out there in the open. i mean, the fact is, all of these are backing hee and political people when their kids go to school, by and large protected by police and armed security. i mean, what's unfair is there are moms and dads all over this country, getting up and sending their kids to school on monday and tuesday next week that are praying that their kids come whom safe. and we could immediately help protect those kids by putting armed security in schools, same armed security that the elite has. it's the same with self-defense. these celebrities in hollywood, the rich, the powerful, the politicians are all protected, body guards, security, all the magazines they want. i mean, since when does the idea of protection limited to a
obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, but it's just elitist hypocrite when this comes it a fair share of security. protection for their kids and gun-free zones for ours. >> sean: powerful ad, but yet, anything the n.r.a. points out seems to just come under attack. >> well, i mean, it's come to the point in this country at that hypocrisy is right out there in the open. i mean, the fact is, all of these are backing hee and political people when their kids go to...
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there is no tax solution to this. it's a spending solution. and if this president doesn't want to go there, we're going to have to force it and we're going to have to force it over the debt ceiling. >> this is a guy walking into a crowded room and saying, "i have a bomb strapped to my chest, and if you don't give me what i want, i'm going to blow up everybody, including myself." and is that a credible threat? well, there're some pretty crazy people there. and it might be that they're willing to do it. but by the same token, obama cannot get into this because then you have government in the hands of -- never mind the constitution, the government is run by whoever is most willing to wreak havoc with our whole system of -- with the nation. we cannot allow ourselves to be blackmailed into spending cuts, partly because blackmail should not be part of how the u.s. operates, and partly because spending cuts would be disastrous right now. so obama's right to say he doesn't negotiate. i'd like to know exactly what he will do if it turns out that there
there is no tax solution to this. it's a spending solution. and if this president doesn't want to go there, we're going to have to force it and we're going to have to force it over the debt ceiling. >> this is a guy walking into a crowded room and saying, "i have a bomb strapped to my chest, and if you don't give me what i want, i'm going to blow up everybody, including myself." and is that a credible threat? well, there're some pretty crazy people there. and it might be that...
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increase when you consider the fiscal cliff deal raised taxes and every worker with a payroll tax hiring expiring and raised taxes on upper income americans even further, check your pay stub. a leading republican says responding to the president what's critical is getting spending under control. >> it's a compelling message saying we ned to pay the bills we've racked up. of it messes the whole point again. think of it in terms of a credit card. in you have a son or daughter who exceeds the limit, the first thing you do is rip up the card, the second thing you do is you say you need to change your spending habits. >> reporter: they say we need to a just what bills we are paying and how they are paying. jon: the issue of depending on disaster relief could provide tkraeupl drama there on capitol hill. >> reporter: speaker john boehner promised that the house would take up sandy relief bills today. some republicans are saying we should pay the disaster relief money but we should also pay for them, so wrong man make mulvaney from south carolina has offered an an amendment offering an aeu skro
increase when you consider the fiscal cliff deal raised taxes and every worker with a payroll tax hiring expiring and raised taxes on upper income americans even further, check your pay stub. a leading republican says responding to the president what's critical is getting spending under control. >> it's a compelling message saying we ned to pay the bills we've racked up. of it messes the whole point again. think of it in terms of a credit card. in you have a son or daughter who exceeds...
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california, an ngry homeowner getting his version of revenge on the tax man. upset in the 14,000 tax bill and the man paying most of it in change wheeling in nickels and dimes. >> i had to borrow money and missing a few payments . my grand kids piggy bank my daughter's piggy banks and my mon yechange and a lot of people offered to help. >> the clerk surprised to say the least but accepted it after counting it. pennsylvania. penguins on parade. stars of the show waddling their way past crowds of curious family. >> she was excite we ran all the way here. >> they were wademing aroundd and they will do this every weekend through february. >> that's the fox watch in america. car lovers from all over putting the pedal to the medal and racing to scottsdale, arizona . you have to go there to get the coolest cars . it is it best to steer clearr of the auctioneer who i understand is going crazy right now . auctioning in full speed. i could listen to that all day. they will pick up that for his wife. their anniversary. good bless them. >> sale of the hot wheels expected
california, an ngry homeowner getting his version of revenge on the tax man. upset in the 14,000 tax bill and the man paying most of it in change wheeling in nickels and dimes. >> i had to borrow money and missing a few payments . my grand kids piggy bank my daughter's piggy banks and my mon yechange and a lot of people offered to help. >> the clerk surprised to say the least but accepted it after counting it. pennsylvania. penguins on parade. stars of the show waddling their way...
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that's about 6 billion in tax breaks, and about 6 billion in direct expenditures. we are pursuing a vision of green jobs that makes no sense and that hurts low income americans. we brainwash our children to think that green is good, and think uncritically about green product and green jobs. and yet we can't even define what a green job is. let's start with green jobs. the bureau of labor statistics has five definitions of the three-point 1 million green jobs that it has counted. namely energy from renewable sources, energy efficiency, energy pollution reduction and removal, natural resource conservation, and environmental compliance, education, and training, and public awareness. when i was testifying on capitol hill before the house energy and commerce committee, they had a paper cup in front of me. often they just have a bottle of water, but this time they had a bottle of water and a paper cup. and a paper cup said -- power to save energy on the other side. so since this cup fit the definition of education, training and public awareness, the workers who made it h
that's about 6 billion in tax breaks, and about 6 billion in direct expenditures. we are pursuing a vision of green jobs that makes no sense and that hurts low income americans. we brainwash our children to think that green is good, and think uncritically about green product and green jobs. and yet we can't even define what a green job is. let's start with green jobs. the bureau of labor statistics has five definitions of the three-point 1 million green jobs that it has counted. namely energy...
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tax base. without taxes best of services. you may hate taxes, you may never want to pay taxes, but the bottom it is for governments in the united states, for local and state governments without tax revenue, you cease to fight essential services, right? develop the tools to give them how to look at the resiliency of the tax base and their exposures. understand after disaster is much easier to make big financial changes. but in small incremental changes, how do you look at decisions you're making to say that if something happened, our tax base is resilient enough we can survive. or we are so exposed to this that if it happens, we need to understand what those consequences mean. and so the issue about rebuilding affordable housing, maybe is not a good idea to rebuild it with their most affordable at. but you can't zone and out of your community. this is one of the things we've seen is what i call the benign neglect, where local officials have areas of poverty and in the disaster they say that's pr
tax base. without taxes best of services. you may hate taxes, you may never want to pay taxes, but the bottom it is for governments in the united states, for local and state governments without tax revenue, you cease to fight essential services, right? develop the tools to give them how to look at the resiliency of the tax base and their exposures. understand after disaster is much easier to make big financial changes. but in small incremental changes, how do you look at decisions you're making...
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obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, but it's just elitist hypocrite when this comes it a fair share of security. protection for their kids and gun-free zones for ours. >> sean: powerful ad, but yet, anything the n.r.a. points out seems to just come under attack. >> well, i mean, it's come to the point in this country at that hypocrisy is right out there in the open. i mean, the fact is, all of these are backing hee and political people when their kids go to school, by and large protected by police and armed security. i mean, what's unfair is there are moms and dads all over this country, getting up and sending their kids to school on monday and tuesday next week that are praying that their kids come whom safe. and we could immediately help protect those kids by putting armed security in schools, same armed security that the elite has. it's the same with self-defense. these celebrities in hollywood, the rich, the powerful, the politicians are all protected, body guards, security, all the magazines they want. i mean, since when does the idea of protection limited to a
obama demands the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, but it's just elitist hypocrite when this comes it a fair share of security. protection for their kids and gun-free zones for ours. >> sean: powerful ad, but yet, anything the n.r.a. points out seems to just come under attack. >> well, i mean, it's come to the point in this country at that hypocrisy is right out there in the open. i mean, the fact is, all of these are backing hee and political people when their kids go to...
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tax rolls. barbara taxes, business licensees, -- property taxes, business licensees. abortion or the unemployment rate decrease down to 7.4%. -- we have seen our unemployment rate decreased down to 7.4%. a great focus on regionalism. host: with so much talk about the debt and deficit, cities often do that by floating bonds. explain how that works in mesa, arizona. guest: we do not go into debt to cover deficits. mostwe get our fiscal cliff literally three and four years ago. we had to figure it out on a cash basis counterbalance our budget. westreets, police stations, mainly some work, water, those kinds of things. these are financed with tax- exempt invisible bonds. hundreds of billions, if not trillions of dollars. one of the proposals that does not seem to want to die is to somehow tinker or eliminate the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds. this is extremely important to us. you are talking about the basic financing infrastructure itself of cities and states. that is huge. mesa is not a hea
tax rolls. barbara taxes, business licensees, -- property taxes, business licensees. abortion or the unemployment rate decrease down to 7.4%. -- we have seen our unemployment rate decreased down to 7.4%. a great focus on regionalism. host: with so much talk about the debt and deficit, cities often do that by floating bonds. explain how that works in mesa, arizona. guest: we do not go into debt to cover deficits. mostwe get our fiscal cliff literally three and four years ago. we had to figure it...
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and i'm still paying taxes. >> larry, let me ask you, where do you think this whole discussion is going in the country regarding gun owners? what do you think ultimately is going to happen given that the united states supreme court said the individual has a right to have a weapon? >> i think we have got to smoke out what seems to be behind us. too many times people advocating gun control seem to be very happy with an elitist assumption they are worth protecting and the rest of us chopped liver. i think maybe after the tragedy in newtown people are beginning to realize we have been trying gun-free zones now for 20 years and all we get for the trouble is massacres in gun-free zones. isn't it about time that we wake up and tell the politicians either get with the program or we will get a new politician it and change these laws that militate against decent people being able to defend themselves even though the politicians can't do anything to keep criminals from getting guns to hurt the rest of us. >> larry pratt and otis mcdonald who joins us interest chicago the gun-free city that is one
and i'm still paying taxes. >> larry, let me ask you, where do you think this whole discussion is going in the country regarding gun owners? what do you think ultimately is going to happen given that the united states supreme court said the individual has a right to have a weapon? >> i think we have got to smoke out what seems to be behind us. too many times people advocating gun control seem to be very happy with an elitist assumption they are worth protecting and the rest of us...
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obama demands th pay their fair share of taxes, but it's just elitist hypocrite when this comes it a fair share of security. protection for their kids and gun-free zones for ours. >> sean: powerful ad, but yet, anything the n.r.a. points out seems to just come under attack. >> well, i mean, it's come to the point in this country at that hypocrisy is right out there in the open. i mean, the fact is, all of these are backing hee and political people when their kids go to school, by and large protected by police and armed security. i mean, what's unfair is there are moms and dads all over this country, getting up and sending their kids to school on monday and tuesday next week that are praying that their kids come whom safe. and we could immediately help protect those kids by putting armed security in schools, same armed security that the elite has. it's the same with self-defense. these celebrities in hollywood, the rich, the powerful, the politicians are all protected, body guards, security, all the magazines they want. i mean, since when does the idea of protection limited to a polit
obama demands th pay their fair share of taxes, but it's just elitist hypocrite when this comes it a fair share of security. protection for their kids and gun-free zones for ours. >> sean: powerful ad, but yet, anything the n.r.a. points out seems to just come under attack. >> well, i mean, it's come to the point in this country at that hypocrisy is right out there in the open. i mean, the fact is, all of these are backing hee and political people when their kids go to school, by...